Saturday, April 12, 2014

Bumgarner leads Giants past Rockies with his bat

San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner wasn't particularly sharp on the mound, but he hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to defeat Colorado

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UC Santa Cruz alumnus nominated to chair national organization

Santa Cruz >> President Obama announced this week his intent to nominate UC Santa Cruz alumnus William "Bro" Adams as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Bumgarner slam makes up for shaky outing

Madison Bumgarner hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to overcome a shaky outing on the mound, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.

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Looking out for county down-winders

It seems very long ago that nuclear weapons tests in this region of the Southwest sent plumes of radioactive material skyward, which then fell on downwind areas. As inconceivable as those tests seem today, there are still people around who witnessed them in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Bonners Ferry men indicted in ATM thefts

Two former Bonners Ferry men were indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Boise for a string of bank heists and firing on pursuing law officers.

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Friday, April 11, 2014

Bumgarner hits grand slam, Giants edge Rockies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Madison Bumgarner hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to overcome a shaky outing on the mound, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night.

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Bumgarner hits grand slam, Giants edge Rockies 6-5

Madison Bumgarner just missed clearing the fences his first time up, hitting a sacrifice fly to the warning track in left field. The pitcher left no doubt the second time he faced Colorado Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa. Bumgarner hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to overcome a shaky outing on the mound, sending the San Francisco Giants to a 6-5 victory Friday night ...

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